American Family Association spokesbigot Bryan Fischer says homosexuality could be a birth defect. Nice.

A poll running earlier today on the Yahoo! home page, asked visitors "Do you believe homosexuality is genetic?" Nice.

The second international intersex forum has called on the medical community and the UN to respect their rights.

A new poll found that 54 percent of Indianans surveyed oppose changing the state constitution to bar gay couples from marrying, while 38 percent support doing so.

Allan Fonseca, a gay man who works at the Macy's in Clackamas Town Center, reportedly guided scared, confused customers outside to safety during the fatal shooting on Tuesday.

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[Content note: homopobia, transphobia]

Thursday News:

American Family Association spokesbigot Bryan Fischer says homosexuality could be a birth defect. Nice.

A poll running earlier today on the Yahoo! home page, asked visitors "Do you believe homosexuality is genetic?" Nice.

The second international intersex forum has called on the medical community and the UN to respect their rights.

A new poll found that 54 percent of Indianans surveyed oppose changing the state constitution to bar gay couples from marrying, while 38 percent support doing so.

Allan Fonseca, a gay man who works at the Macy's in Clackamas Town Center, reportedly guided scared, confused customers outside to safety during the fatal shooting on Tuesday.

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